We approve of Prime Minister Julia Gillard having an official Flickr stream, but we can’t help thinking that her social media “minders” should finish filling out her profile. Having “no real name given” under your name when you’re the PM is easy ammunition for cheap shots from talkback radio shock jocks. [Flickr]
You don’t need to have evil motives for wanting to fake your identity or go incognito online; for many people, it’s a matter of privacy and avoiding spammers and scammers. Thankfully, there are a great many tools for staying anonymous online. Here are a few of the best.